Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba says factory-fitted tinted vehicles are exempted from ban.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, says cars with factory-fitted tinted glasses are exempted from the issuance of permits ban.
On June 7, the IGP ordered the suspension of the issuance of permits for tinted glasses and SPY number plates for cars in the country.
However, the IGP during a virtual media interaction with journalists on Tuesday, clarified that the decision was taken to end the misuse of tinted glasses and SPY number plates by unauthorised users.
Baba noted that there will be a standardised process of issuance of SPY number plates and permit for tinted glasses, which would be implemented across Nigeria.
He further stated that the police would collaborate with the management of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on ensuring compliance.
Baba said, “We understand that there are usually issues with policies and their implementations. The directive on tinted glass is not about the factory-fitted ones, but those that are artificially made to cover the whole screens.”
“If you look at the vehicles with factory-fitted tinted glasses, you can still see through them, and if there is any need for the driver to open the doors of such vehicles, the security officers will know.
“Those that are not factory-fitted are completely covered so that no one knows who or what they carry. Those are the ones the ban is targeted at.”
On the attack on police operatives in the southeast, the IGP noted that such activities have been brought under control.
Baba, therefore, called for collaboration among security agencies, traditional rulers, and communities on tackling insecurity.
The IGP said, “I can assure you that we will work hard with the little resources at our disposal to run intelligence-driven operations in Nigeria through collaboration with other security agencies and stakeholders.”
